Inside NKY

The inside scoop on the area’s news and newsmakers.

By The Editors

COMMUNITIES BENEFIT

Vision 2015 Wins $100,000 Humana Grant

Humana Communities Benefit has named Vision 2015
the winner of a $100,000 grant to create an urban greenway and multi-use
trail system from the mouth of the Licking River in Northern Kentucky
to I-275.

“This type of comprehensive trail and greenway
system is key to improving the health and wellness of community members
as well as enhancing Northern Kentucky’s urban neighborhoods,” says Kara
Clark, vice president of Strategic Initiatives at Vision 2015.

“This generous investment by Humana will allow us to
expand a network of trails in Covington that will be transformational
for that community and beyond.”

The Humana Communities Benefit gala is the
culmination of the health and benefit company’s grant program. Through
Humana Communities Benefit, one-time grants are awarded to improve the
well-being of the communities in which Humana operates. This was the
fourth year for the program in Greater Cincinnati.

With this year’s awards, Humana Communities Benefit
has invested $465,000 in the Tristate. The other winners were Dan Beard
Council, Boy Scouts of America, $10,000; and University of Cincinnati
Foundation, Clermont College, $5,000.

— THE EDITORS

DEVELOPMENT Business Group seeks members

The fall membership goal is “200 by 2012” for the
Covington Business Council. Executive Director Pat Frew says membership
volunteers are hitting the streets of the central business district to
encourage non-member businesses to join.

The council has 145 members representing retail and
professional services firms. The CBC advocates for a healthy business
climate. Its clean-and-safe program initiated by the Urban Partnership
of Covington is off to a successful start. In its first six months,
nearly 15 tons of litter and more than 400 instances of graffiti have
been removed. “Making the area cleaner is a necessary first step in
attracting people and making them feel welcome here. That can lead not
only to shoppers but also eventually to residents and business owners
who want to locate here,” says Frew. For details, (859) 431-1500 or
www.cbcky.com.

— THE EDITORS

AVIATION HONOR Dayton Native: “Go Fly, Have Fun”

Ed Schneider, a Dayton, Ky., native,and Thomas
More College graduate is being inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall
of Fame in recognition of his prolific career as a test pilot for the
U.S. Navy and NASA. The Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame acknowledges
Kentuckians who have made significant contributions to aviation and
aerospace, and Schneider played an important role in researching and
testing new military aircraft. The youngest graduate in the history of
the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, Schneider conducted “first flights” in
five unique research aircraft. Among these, as project pilot for the
F-18, Schneider was the first pilot to conduct multi-axis
thrust-vectored flight.

Flying new, untested aircraft has its risks, but
that never stopped Schneider. He flew 6,700 hours in 83 different
aircraft. He was drawn to test piloting “not only because of the variety
of the work, but also because of our ability to work with leading-edge
technology on a regular basis,” he says.

What about the danger? Schneider sums up his
attitude toward his job in four words: “Go fly, have fun.” He’ll be
inducted Nov. 12 at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky at Blue Grass Field
in Lexington.

— JOE CARRIERE

SWEET TREATGraeter’s Is Back AND Scooping It Up

Graeter’s Ice Cream is once again scooping up in
Newport and Fort Mitchell. Both stores have been renovated and are now
open at 1409 N. Grand Ave., just across from Newport on the Levee, and
301 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell.

The moves not only bring the ice cream we know and
love back to NKY, but they’re just in time for the seasonal
limited-edition flavors of pumpkin pie and peppermint.

What’s new? Graeter’s full line of bakery and candy
products is being sold in stores for the first time in a decade. What
hasn’t changed? Rich, all-natural ice cream in all your favorite
flavors.

— JULIANNA ROCHE

BUSINESSBunning, Lasorda Headline Nov. 10 event at NKU

Northern Kentucky University welcomes Jim
Bunning, known for his Major League Baseball play and long political
career, on Nov. 10 with “U.S. Senator Jim Bunning: Baseball and Beyond,”
a reception, dinner and lecture to raise money to support the
processing of Bunning’s congressional papers and baseball memorabilia.

The former U.S. senator from Kentucky donated items
from his years with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies, where
he pitched no-hitters and a perfect game, along with correspondence and
reports from his 24 years as a U.S. representative and senator to NKU’s
W. Frank Steely Library. Bunning was voted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame
in 1996.
To speed the process of preserving and cataloguing the
collection, NKU is hosting a fundraiser, where Bunning’s friends and
supporters, including special guest Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda
will honor the senator.
Tickets range from $1,000 for an intimate
reception; $125 for dinner and a speech; and $25 for a lecture, in which
Lasorda and Bunning will recall their Major League days and Bunning
will reflect on the current political landscape.

For details: (859) 572-6062 or www.nku.edu.

— THE EDITORS

GIVING BACK Thomas More Students Pitch In

Thomas More College freshmen began their school
year with the “90 Days of Service” project by participating in a number
of service opportunities. The initiative reflects 90 years of
service-oriented tradition at the college located in Crestview Hills.

The project was part of orientation for freshmen though other students, faculty, staff and alumni were encouraged to join.

Stacy Rogers, director of communications and public
relations, says the goal is to inspire people to do good for others. The
90 days will end Nov. 19, but Rogers says the school is considering
extending it.

— SAVANNAH STARK

LEGALHughes Joins Attorney General’s Office

Dressman Benzinger LaVelle law partner Patrick
Hughes has joined the Office of the Attorney General as the new Chief
Deputy Attorney General.

He is on leave from
DBL Law, where he practices banking, commercial transactions and
litigation, administrative and corporate law, commercial real estate and
public procurement.

“I greatly appreciate this opportunity to once again serve the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” Hughes says.
“I look forward to assisting Jack Conway with running the Office of the
Attorney General and being able to work so closely with him.”

Hughes previously
served as an attorney in the Department of Financial Institutions and
was a senior staff member in the Finance and Administration Cabinet from
1995 to 1997 during the administrations of Gov. Brereton Jones and Gov.
Paul Patton.

Hughes is a
graduate of the law school at the University of Kentucky. He resides in
Edgewood and is a member of several community boards in Northern
Kentucky.